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FIRST ON WGIL: Hill Correctional Center on Lockdown
POSTED 12:07 p-m 11/18/09 An assault at the Henry Hill Correctional Center is resulting in a lockdown at the state Department of Corrections facility.

Illinois DOC spokesperson Januari Smith says an inmate assaulted a male employee at the local prison early Tuesday morning. Neither individual was identified. Smith says the employee was taken to an unnamed hospital for treatment and has since been released.

An internal investigation is underway and Smith says the "Level 1" lockdown - which means inmates are in their cells 24 hours a day - will be in effect until the probe is complete.

Henry Hill is a Level 2 medium-security correctional center. The DOC website says the average daily population is 1,801 male inmates.
11 18 09 by Newsroom
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